Cyprus International Football Tournament

The Cyprus International Football Tournament was an annual winter association football friendly competition for national teams that takes place in Cyprus. It was traditionally held in February as a friendly tournament since at least 1997, and last played in 2011. The 2006 tournament was played in two parallel groups.

Cyprus International Football Tournament
Founded1997
RegionCyprus (UEFA)
Number of teams4
Current champions Ukraine
Most successful team(s) Romania (3 titles)

History

Of various matches played in February 1995 and 1996 it is not clear whether they were part of a tournament or not (most likely they were just a collection of unrelated friendlies).

  • 1995
Norway 7–0 Estonia
Cyprus 0–2 Norway
Cyprus 3–1 Estonia
  • 1996
Estonia 0–0 Azerbaijan
Cyprus 1–0 Estonia
Estonia 2–2 Faroe Islands
Azerbaijan 3–0 Faroe Islands

Winners

SeasonWinnersScoreRunners-up
1997 Poland Cyprus
1998 Cyprus 1–0 Slovenia
1999 Greece 1–0 Belgium
2000 Cyprus 3–2 aet Romania
2001 Romania 3–0 Lithuania
2002 Czech Republic 4–3 Cyprus
2003 Russia 4–2 Romania
2004 Romania 3–0 Hungary
2005 Finland 2–1 Cyprus
2006 Greece 2–0 Kazakhstan
Romania 2–0 Slovenia
2007 Bulgaria 3–0 Cyprus
2008 apparently not as tournament (see Cyprus Four Nations Football Tournament 2008)
2009 Ukraine 1–0 Serbia
2011 Ukraine 1–1 (5–4 pen) Sweden

References


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